Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! This is the first book in her Reluctant Royals series and this seems to be a series that just keeps getting better with its books. Many readers loved how Alyssa writes consent, agency, and all sorts of other awesome and empowering things. However, some warn that this book takes several chapters to get into the swing of things.
This HaBO is from Brittani who is trying to find this contemporary romance with perhaps some suspense elements: This is one of the very first romance novels I remember ever reading and it was fairly contemporary. A female rookie cop reunites with an old crush she grew up knowing from their old neighborhood who’s now a detective. Their first meeting as adults is awkward for her since one of her first assignments was to help … Continue reading HaBO: Rookie Cop Heroine & Crush Detective Hero
Love Her or Lose Her is a contemporary romance between a married couple on the verge of divorce. Dominic and Rosie started dating in middle school and are now married adults. They have no kids or pets. Dominic finished a military deployment overseas and is working in construction. Rosie works at a department store and dreams of opening her own restaurant. Frustrated by Dominic’s failure to communicate anything to her other than lust (every Tuesday … Continue reading Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
RECOMMENDED: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang is $1.99! I’m not sure this has ever been on sale, so grab this one while you can. We had a wonderful guest squee of this and it was my favorite read of 2018:
I truly loved this book. Loved. It made me feel like a champagne bubble – all fizzy and light. When I think of all the magical feelings romance gives its readers, I will forever think of this book.
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Hi there! Do you need some Cover Snark? I think you need some Cover Snark! From Skye: What the heck is going on with this dress??? Sarah: I have many questions, not the least of which is whether that dress qualifies as a vegetable. Tara: Yes, much cabbage. Very healthy. Amanda: For some reason, it reminds me of a toilet paper cozy. Sarah: Leafy greens FTW Shana: My first thought was a labia. Maybe this … Continue reading Cover Snark: A New Kind of Cabbage Patch
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews is $2.99! This is the first book in a new series by Andrews and features a hero who was a bit of a villain in the Kate Daniels series. I’m on the fence on whether this can be read without finishing Kate Daniels. Any experts care to weigh in?
Look, it’s time for puppies and kittens and pets and adorableness. Aarya asked if we could do a post of everyone’s pets, and I thought that was a marvelous idea. PETS! Let’s do this! Ellen: This angry christmas boy is Boo Radley, the family cat. He only loves one person and it is not me. His primary mode of communication is the chirp and he cannot bear going to the basement to use his litter … Continue reading Discussion Question: Show Us Your Pets!
Many of us today know of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakastani activist for women’s education. This month’s Kickass Women is in honor of her namesake, Malalai of Maiwand (1861-1880). Malalai was a heroine in the Afghanistan rebellion against the British in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. This war, which lasted from 1878 to 1880, involved Afghanistan’s attempt to prevent British colonization. Malalai’s story involves the fight against colonialism, women at war, and the power of romantic poetry … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Malalai of Maiwand
It’s our first Watcha Reading of the year! I hope you’re all excited to talk about books! Tara: I’m reading Polaris Rising because Amanda said on the podcast that it’s amazing and, well, it’s definitely amazing. I’m also listening to 30 Dates in 30 Days by Elle Spencer, which is a pretty cute f/f romance. It has a lawyer who wants to find love and is reluctantly talked into going on (you guessed it) 30 … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? January 2020 Edition, Part One
As of today, January 10, 2020, here’s where we are with the implosion of RWA: Damon Suede has (finally) resigned… after the recall petition filed by C. Chilove, the President of CIMRWA, Laurel Cremant, President-Elect, and Diana Neal, Treasurer, was certified and after every major publisher pulled out of RWA Nationals Executive Director Carol Ritter also resigned, except according to RWA’s January 9 statement, she’s staying on to assist with transition to new leadership. Overall, … Continue reading Where Does RWA Go From Here?
